Monday 17th February, 2020
Kia ora Koutou
What an action packed first two weeks of school! This term is full with sports - golf, triathlon, swimming and also The Arts trips - Museum/Art Gallery, Waikari carvings and our sculptor visit. Please keep an eye on the calendar to keep up to date. We really appreciate all the parent support for this, thank you!
This week I am in Hanmer Springs for two days with a group of Canterbury Principals. I have joined the CPPA (Canterbury Primary Principals Association) Executive Committee and we have our first hui for the year and strategic planning meeting. It is a great learning opportunity for me and a chance to connect with other Principals and be part of a support team for Canterbury Principals.
We have had progress on our new multipurpose space. We have confirmed our project manager and In the holidays I met with potential architects and have now confirmed our architect. Ingrid and I met with them both last week and have shared the ideas from teachers and children as to what we want the building for. The next steps are for the architects to come back with ideas on where the building will go and then the initial concepts. These will be shared with the BOT and staff for discussion and we will keep you informed with the progress. My goal is to have the designs confirmed by the time I go on maternity leave. It’s an exciting time!
Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz
School Notices
Omihi School Farm Race
This is our major fundraiser of the year. We need as much help as we can on the day of the race and ask all families to be involved. Please enter your name on the volunteers document of where you would like to help on the day. We also ask each family to please donate a prize with a minimum value of $10 and to send it along to school by the 2nd March.
Omihi bus
The bus is in getting a service and a small repair, so it will be up and running again on Friday.
Museum/Art Gallery trip - Tuesday 25th February
Transport information.
Raffle
Our second fundraiser of the year is our raffle. This raises between $5000-6000 to help us pay for our third teacher. Please click on the survey to give us feedback on ticket price.
Pita Pit and Sushi
Wednesday lunches start again this week. Sushi is this Wednesday and Pita Pit the following Wednesday. Please order online at www.luncheonline.co.nz.
Year 5-8 Triathlon
Wednesday 26th February. All information is here. Parents need to pick children up from school at 12.20pm and take them and their bikes to Amberley Pool, to be ready for the briefing at 1pm. Children go home straight from Amberley at the end of the race.
Contacting teachers
I encourage our teachers to have a work/life balance. We try not to contact parents after hours or in weekends, so we please ask the same from parents to teachers. If you need to contact us after hours, an email is definitely preferable than a text message. The teachers will give out their cell phone numbers if they want to, otherwise please just email them. If your child is away, an email is good so you can then copy me in as well in case I am teaching on that day.
Year 4-8 Swimming Sports
Our swimming sports are on Thursday 5th March at Amberley Pool at 9am. We need two parent helpers. Please let me know if you can help.
Community Notices
Glenmark Netball Club
Registration day for any interested players on Sunday 15th March, 10.00am at Glenmark Netball Courts (opposite Omihi School on Reeces Rd). All ages & abilities welcome. Please contact Katie Croft (all under 14’s) on 021 022 30360 or Milly Croft (seniors) on 027 552 1644 if you have any queries.
Amberley Tennis
Coaching starts this Friday with anyone welcome as outlined below.
3.30pm - 4.30pm : all beginning tennis players who want coaching should attend.
4.30pm - 6.30pm : all intermediate, D,C, B and A grade interclub juniors who want coaching should attend at the times they did last year. Anyone NEW wanting to participate and join in the fun should please turn up at 3.30. Our funding application for this season was successful, so the cost is heavily subsidised by Amberley Tennis Club again this year. Contact Simon - bennetto@xtra.co.nz.
St Andrews College
The St Andrew’s College family wish to extend an invitation to you and your family, and prospective families from your community, to join us for refreshments and hors d’oeuvres for a St Andrew’s College promotional evening. We very much hope you will be able to join us.
Venue: Waipara Hills, 780 Glasnevin Road, Waipara
Date: Wednesday 4 March 2020
Time: 5.00pm – 7.00pm
RSVP: Please click here to register before Friday 28 February
